Display device



w. E. com.,

DISPLAY DEVICE.

FILED NOV. 24,1919.

lauf D, 1923.,

4 Chicago, in the county of Cook'and State oi" Patented aan. a, i923. s

"fb di WILLIAM E. CODY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DISPLAY DEVICE.

l Application filed November 24, 1919. Serial No: 340,380.

T 0 all w hom t may concern Be it known that I, VILLIAM E. QonY, acitizen of the United States, residing at Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Display Devices, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to a display device for merchandise, andpartici-ilarly to a knock-down display device for exhibiting merchandisesuch as candies, nuts and the like which often are furnished in boxeswith. the contents arranged in trays or layers, so that the contents ot'the box may be supplied to the trade without removing the device fromthe boxes and so that a may be used for display,

It is an object of my invention to provide a knock-down display devicefor boxed mer'- chandise which device may be readily applied to boxeswherein candies, nuts and similar goods are exhibited by the dealer fordisplay purposes, so that the goods may be properly displayed andarranged in the boxes in such manner as to be readily removed for sale,at the same time presenting a portion of the contents for inspectionoitl the purchaser.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by providing a knock-downdisplay device consisting of side members having projections forengaging the top edges of the sides of the box, an end member forconnecting `the ends of the sides, a glass `or other transparent covermember suitably supported by said members, and a hinged cover o-r rearmember, allpof which parts may be readily assembled and disassembled ,bymeans of cooperating elements on the various parts, which are soarranged that they may be readily'shipped in a knock-down 'condition andeasily assembled for display purposes.

The preferred form of my invention I have shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which` F igurevl is a vertical sectional view' through aknock-down display device as mounted on the top 'of a box in which thegoods'are contained in atop tray and in bulk below the tray;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the arrangement ot Figure l; and

Figure 3 is an end elevation of the ar rangement of Figure- 1, lookingat the letthand end thereof.

portionI The device or box in combination in which I have chosen t0illustrate my invention is represented at 5, and contains a tray A, inwhich a. portion of the merchandise, such as candies, nuts or the likeare placed Vfor shipment, the merchandise alsoffilling the space belowthe tray. Theknock-down display device comprises two side members 6formed of a light yet relatively strong mate-rial such as tin and whichhave lugs 7 formed integrally therewith for overlying and engaging thetops of the side edges of the box o. I prefer to assemble the displaydevice so that the lower edges of the side members G will extendinwardly oi' the side edges of the box for more securely maintaining thedevice in position. Preferably the side members are triangular inelevation so as to form a sloping cover for the box.

For connecting the front ends ot' the sides 6 4an end member 8 .havingrearwzu'dly extending tongues 9 is provided, these tongues engagingintegnally `formed` stilrrups or loops 1() in the sides 6. The top edgesof the sides 6 and the end member 8 are bent at rightangles to form topledges ll and l2 for overlying the edges of the glass or othertransparent top member 13. Just below the inturned edges 11 and 12 ofthe side and end members 6 and 8 are formed integrally extendingbrackets 1i for supporting the transparent top 1 3. As a means iorholding the tray A of the boxv immediately beneath the transparent top13, I provide cross braces 15 having downwardly turned ends 16 Jforhooking engagement with loops or stirrups 17 formed in the side members6, similar to the engagement .between the inturned ends 49 of the endmember 8 and the stirrups or loops 10. I have shown two such crossbraces '15, but it is understood that as many may be provided arenecessary to support the particular merchandise to be displayed. As arear end member 'for the display device, I prefer to provide a cross bar18 adapted to engage suitablyarranged ape-rtures in ears 19 ot' thesides 6, and on the bar 18 is hinged a U-shaped member 2() ada-pti ed toreceive the rear end ot the cover member 13 and`a hinged member or door21, the

. latter being suiliciently long to restvagainst the rear ends of thesides G when the parts are assembled and suliciently wide to extenddownwardly to at least the `top edge of the box 5, wherebv the doormember 21 may be lifted, `permitting access to the' interiori-,jot

l the box for removal of the contents.u

The operation of my invention 'is as fol! lows:

The two side members are'ljoined at the front ends by bringing the frontend meml ber 8 into engagement therewith, so vthat' the^ tonguel 9 ofthe member 8 will engagethe stirrups 10. The cross braces are thenhooked in the loops 17. The glass top member 13 is then 'slid in placebetween the inturned edges 11 and 12 of the sides and end members andsupported on the lugs I111, as is clearly sho'wn in the drawings. vTherear hinged cover 21 the interior of the 'box is suitably closed againstthe admission of dust and the like, while permitting access thereto. Itwill readily be lobserved that by my invention a portion of the contentsof the box may be presented for inspection by the purchaser and at thesame time protected,

as is also the .balance of the contents of the box.

The fact that the display device is made knock-down makes possible theuse of it successively on different boxes.

I have shown my invention as it appears lwhen in use with merchandisethat is packed in a top tray and in bulk below .the tray. It

is useful, however, for displaying any kind of merchandise which may bekept in the original container, even though the merchandise A,is notpacked in a tray. For instance, if 'the box contains goods entirely inbulk, a tray or shelf may be substituted in place of the tray A andsupported on braces 15, and a portion of the contents of the box placedthereon. Then if it were desired to remove a portion of the contents ofthe box, removal would be permitted by reason of the hinged door 21permitting access to the interior of the box.

An advantage of my invention lies in the fact that the goods displayeddo not indicate the quantity still remaining in the container. 'Thereare some devices on the market which, while permitting inspection oi'the goods in the container, yet show the amount of goods which have beenremoved and the quantity still remaining. This may or may not be animportant feature, but the elimination of such a feature adds to theattractiveness of the display device for displaying such merchandise ascandies, nuts and the like. It is understood that any merchandiseshipped in the original contion.` l 'my 'device is suoli that it may bereadily tainer may be sold from the samejcontainer use of the deviceembodying my inven- As before stated, the adaptability of made. toconform tof-any rshape or size of container that is generally used bythedealer to present the goods to customers, and irrespective of thematerial of ivhcih the container is made.

VIt will be noted that all of the cooperating ,elements whereby thevarious members of my device are secured together in knockdown relationare preferably integrally formed, so that the cost'o'f manufacture of mydevicel is reduced to the minimum and there is but 'slight waste informing any of the various cooperating elements.

My invention would eliminate the necessity for wrapping individualpieces of candy and the like, asis donev at the present time. Some kindsof confections are now -sold wrapped in foil or other wrappers solelyfor the purpose of keeping them clean while being displayed and movedabout from container to display shelves or trays and While beingdelivered to the purchaser.

While I have described more or less precisely the details ofconstruction of my invention, T do not wish to be understood as limitingmyself thereto, as I contemplate changes in form and the proportion ofparts and substitution of equivalents as circumstances may suggest orrender expedient, .without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim-z 1. A display device adapted to be associated with the-open topof a merchandise box, said device comprising means for displaying aportion ot the contents of the box, and means for permitting access tosaid box below said displayed portion, said means jointly comprising acover for the open top ofthe box.

2. A knock-down display device for boxed goods, including in combinationa pair oi side members, an end member for joining the front ends of saidside members, a hinged member adapted to serve as a rear member of thedevice, said members being provided with cooperating elements forremovably retaining said portions in assembledy relation, a transparentcover, means carried by said members for maintaining said'cover inposition, and means cooperating with certain of said members forsupporting a portion of the contents of the box clear of the box andadjacent said cover.

3. A knock-down display device for boxed merchandise including sidemembers having integrally formed projections for engaging the top edgesof the box, an end member adapted for connection with the ends of saidside members, braces cooperating with said side members serving with theend members Leanser as means for forming a unitary structure, a

transparent top member associated therewith, means forsupporting aportion of the contents of the box immediately below the top and clearof the balance of the contents of' the box, and -a rear member havinghinged connection with the side members adapted for permitting access tothe box while said device is in position thereon.

il. A knock-down display device for boxed merchandise including sidemembers substantially triangular in elevation, end memberscooperating-with said sides to form a unitary structure, one end memberhaving a hinged portion adapted to servepas a door, braces removablyengaging-said sideY members, cooperating elements whereby said bracesand end 'members may be joined With .the sides to form a unitarystructure, said .side `members havingA portions thereof formedintegrally therewith whereby the device may be supported as a whole on abox and whereby the top member may be supported therein, and means forpresenting for display a portionoif the contents of the box Vimmediatelybeneath said top.

5. A knock-down device for displaying boxed goods including a pair ofside members adapted to extend within the top of the box and havingintegrally formed projections for engaging the `box sides to positionthe same thereon, an end`member adapted to` removably engage the frontends ot said sides, saidl side and end members having interfittingparts, cross-braces adapted to removably engage said side members andcooperate with the front and side members to form a unitary structure, aglass top for' said structure, said members having means for supportingthe top in said structure, a rear member adapted to removably engage theside members and having a hinged portion adapted to serve as a doorwhereby access to the inte-rior of the box maybe had while .said

structure is supported thereon, and means forsupportinga portion'of thecontents of 4of November, 1919.

the box immediately beneath said glass for i display purposes.`

G. A display device adapted to be associated with the open top of amerchandise box,

saidfdeviee comprising an inclined fixed portion part-of whose yarea istransparent and the lower edge of said portion approximately box, bothsaid portions being'supported from 'said box by fixed, laterally placed,verticallyl extending members.

tion part of Whose area is transparent and the lower edge of' saidportion approximately 8. A disp-lay device adapted to be associl atedwith the open top of a merchandise box,

engaging an edge of the box, and a reversely inclined portion hingedlyconnected to the upper edge of said first ortion and having its loweredge engaging t e opposite edge of the-box, both said portions beingsupported from said box by fixed, laterally placed, vertically extendingmembers.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 12th day WILLIAM E. CODY.

